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Webster 1913 Edition
Chamber
Cham′ber
,Noun.
1.
A retired room, esp. an upper room used for sleeping; a bedroom;
as, the house had four
. chambers
2.
pl.
Apartments in a lodging house.
“A bachelor’s life in chambers.” Thackeray.
3.
A hall, as where a king gives audience, or a deliberative body or assembly meets;
as, presence
. chamber
; senate chamber
4.
A legislative or judicial body; an assembly; a society or association;
as, the
. Chamber
of Deputies; the Chamber
of Commerce5.
A compartment or cell; an inclosed space or cavity;
as, the
. chamber
of a canal lock; the chamber
of a furnace; the chamber
of the eye6.
pl.
(Law.)
A room or rooms where a lawyer transacts business; a room or rooms where a judge transacts such official business as may be done out of court.
7.
A chamber pot.
[Colloq.]
8.
(Mil.)
(a)
That part of the bore of a piece of ordnance which holds the charge, esp. when of different diameter from the rest of the bore; – formerly, in guns, made smaller than the bore, but now larger, esp. in breech-loading guns.
(b)
A cavity in a mine, usually of a cubical form, to contain the powder.
(c)
A short piece of ordnance or cannon, which stood on its breech, without any carriage, formerly used chiefly for rejoicings and theatrical cannonades.
Air chamber
. See
– Air chamber
, in the Vocabulary. Chamber of commerce
, a board or association to protect the interests of commerce, chosen from among the merchants and traders of a city.
– Chamber council
, a secret council.
Shak.
– Chamber counsel
or Chamber counselor
a counselor who gives his opinion in private, or at his chambers, but does not advocate causes in court.
– Chamber fellow
, a chamber companion; a roommate; a chum.
– Chamber hangings
, tapestry or hangings for a chamber.
– Chamber lye
, urine.
Shak.
– Chamber music
, vocal or instrumental music adapted to performance in a chamber or small apartment or audience room, instead of a theater, concert hall, or church.
– Chamber practice
(Law.)
, the practice of counselors at law, who give their opinions in private, but do not appear in court.
– To sit at chambers
, to do business in chambers, as a judge.
Cham′ber
,Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Chambered
; p. pr. & vb. n.
Chambering
.] 1.
To reside in or occupy a chamber or chambers.
2.
To be lascivious.
[Obs.]
Cham′ber
,Verb.
T.
1.
To shut up, as in a chamber.
Shak.
2.
To furnish with a chamber;
as, to
. chamber
a gun